Education
Parker attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, but was not in the athletics programs.
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After his retirement, he became a television NFL analyst. Playing career
He first played for Golden West College, a junior college in Huntington Beach. That led him to Arizona, where he played for the University of Arizona and was drafted in the third round of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.
He played for the Bills until 1997, playing in all four Super Bowls the team lost from 1990-1993.
He then went to play three years for the Chiefs, then was released during the 2000 offseason. He was picked up as a free agent by the Giants, where he played two more seasons, and was an integral part of the Super Bowl XXXV team
He retired after the 2001 season after being released by the Giants, being one of only two players (along with Cornelius Bennett) to play in, and be on the losing team in five separate Super Bowls. He started in 141 of the 174 games he played, as well as all 16 of his postseason appearances.
Broadcasting career
Parker has been an analyst on the NFL Network"s Playbook since late 2003, and is the main college football analyst for the Columbia Broadcasting System College Sports Network, The American Federation of Labor-Congress on National Broadcasting Company. Parker also has appeared on Fox Sports, covering features on NFL Europa, and appeared on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s NFL 2Nite.
He was also one of the main analysts for College Football on Versus. Starting the 2012 season, he can be heard as the lead college football analyst for the new Pac-12 Network. He has also called Arizona Cardinals preseason games with Mike Goldberg.
He was previously the host of In The House, airing on KCUB-Department of Administration and Management in Tucson, Arizona.
Personal life
Fairly well known for his culinary and wine interests, he appeared on The Food Network. Glenn Parker is married, with four children, named Madeleine, Emily, and William and Caroline and their pets Moose and Lolly.
They live in Tucson, Arizona.
